Radio 4 on Music

Radio 4 on Music

53 episodes

From Armstrong to Zappa - music documentaries from the Radio 4 archive.


Podcasts

The Voices of Robert Wyatt

Published: Sept. 17, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 18 seconds

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Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom

Published: Sept. 10, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds

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Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover

Published: Sept. 3, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 18 seconds

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Kate Bush

Published: Aug. 27, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 57 seconds

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Conjuring Halie

Published: Aug. 20, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 8 seconds

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Fela Kuti Comes Home

Published: Aug. 13, 2014, 5:59 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 2 seconds

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Front Row - Neil Young

Published: Aug. 6, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 38 seconds

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Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star

Published: July 30, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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My Wizard

Published: July 23, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Published: July 16, 2014, 7:05 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T - The Art of Backing Vocals

Published: July 9, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 51 seconds

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Ziggy Stardust Came from Isleworth

Published: July 2, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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The Dream Time of Jazz

Published: June 25, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 39 seconds

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Dexys Midnight Runners: Don't Stand Me Down

Published: June 18, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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Between Rock and a Good Cause

Published: June 11, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 32 seconds

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When the Levee Breaks

Published: June 4, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 7 seconds

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The Song Doctor

Published: May 28, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds

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Southern Journeys

Published: May 21, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 16 seconds

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The Smiths' Strangeways, Here We Come

Published: May 14, 2014, 7:05 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 42 seconds

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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Published: May 7, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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This Are 2 Tone

Published: April 30, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 29 seconds

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Fender Heaven

Published: April 23, 2014, 7:01 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 48 seconds

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Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron

Published: April 16, 2014, 7:11 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 59 seconds

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Ian Curtis

Published: April 9, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds

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Suede - Dog Man Star

Published: April 2, 2014, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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Scott Walker

Published: March 26, 2014, 8:10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds

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Star Spangled Hendrix

Published: March 19, 2014, 8:08 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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Bert Jansch

Published: March 12, 2014, 8:07 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 16 seconds

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Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

Published: March 5, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds

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The View from the Back - Charlie Watts

Published: Feb. 26, 2014, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 26 seconds

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How Folk Songs Should Be Sung

Published: Feb. 19, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds

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When Cassius Met The Beatles

Published: Feb. 12, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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Black Is A Country

Published: Feb. 5, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 48 seconds

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Leonard Cohen

Published: Jan. 29, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 58 seconds

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Kraftwerk: We Are the Robots

Published: Jan. 22, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds

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Like Blackpool Went Through Rock

Published: Jan. 15, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 43 seconds

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Dread, Beat an Blood

Published: Jan. 8, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds

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Steve Reich

Published: Jan. 1, 2014, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds

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Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

Published: Dec. 25, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 8 seconds

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Nick Drake -Unsung

Published: Dec. 18, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds

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Nusrat Was My Elvis

Published: Dec. 11, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds

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Blowing in the Wind: Dylan's Spiritual Journey

Published: Dec. 4, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 29 seconds

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Nina Simone

Published: Nov. 27, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 30 seconds

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The Armstrong Tapes

Published: Nov. 20, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 15 seconds

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The Story of Township Music

Published: Nov. 13, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 50 seconds

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Good Vibrations: The Story of the Theremin

Published: Nov. 6, 2013, 8:01 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 13 seconds

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Lou Reed

Published: Oct. 30, 2013, 8 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 25 seconds

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Freak Out! The Frank Zappa Story

Published: Oct. 23, 2013, 7 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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The Who Live at Leeds

Published: Oct. 16, 2013, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds

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Synchronicity by the Police

Published: Oct. 9, 2013, 7 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds

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Punk Heaven for Little Girls

Published: Oct. 2, 2013, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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The Twilight World of Syd Barrett

Published: Sept. 25, 2013, 7 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 22 seconds

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Lennon: The Wenner Tapes

Published: Sept. 18, 2013, 7 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 57 seconds

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